Thats the best start for pretty much anything I think. If you start in 867 you can divorce your wife and marry into the Karling dynasty, potentially getting claims on all 5 kingdom for your son. Do that and you have nearly restored the empire. In 867, they're still relatively close to still ERE and not yet proper BYZ (even though the BYZ shift ... More @Wikipedia
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