Can I fabricate claims on a province that is near the province of one of my vassals?

[Nerian]

So I am the Ottoman Empire and I have the opportunity to get one province in Crimea. It wouldn't be near my lands, so it would be kind of isolated there. It could be a mess to defend and dealing with rebels will be a pain.

So I was thinking that I may take the province and then release it as a vassal.

But this got me thinking that if I make it a vassal I may not be able to fabricate claims on provinces that border it – as opposed if I were to simply annex it.

Is it possible to fabricate claims on provinces that my vassal borders?

[ven :')]

Nope, you have to share borders with the ones you're trying to fabricate claims on

[samthecoy]

No. Your vassal can fabricate claims on nations that it borders, and you can declare wars based on those claims, but you cannot directly fabricate on provinces next to your vassal.

[Blue Wanderer]

You can start farbricating the claim and then release or sell the province, ending up with a claim in an area where you would otherwise not have been able to have one.

[Nerian]

Those are good ideas. Thanks!