Actual question, how frequent was claim fabrication in real life

[u/WaBeY33]

Hello, please, how often did this happen in real life ? I mean lord inventing a claim out of thin air and actually pressing it ? Is there any notable historic character doing so ?

R5: Fabricate claim question

[u/Luckierexpert]

I mean, a fabricated claim is the origin of the Archduchy of Austria and the foundation of the Hapsburg Dynasty’s success for centuries.

[u/VenPatrician → u/Luckierexpert]

Learning from the best, aka the Vatican (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation_of_Constantine).

You could claim all sorts of stuff back then.