Character runs a long con claiming heritage to the Duchy around Ljubljana, known as Vojvodina Kranjska in Slovenian and Krain in German. His sire is in the know that this is in fact a hoax but the Knowledge certainly has spread as little as possible. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Carniola

The claimed title is an elaborate con, which will if revealed surely impacts the character's status in society and with individuals who learn of this.

Character History: Born in a small town near Innsbruck, George (born Georg) left the family town in search of a better life. In Innsbruck he started establishing himself as a man who makes connections. These allowed travel and study. These took him from Innsbruck to Vienna and Slovenia, specifically Laibach / Llubljana. He got connections within the Habsburger court and from there travelled west, to Hamburg