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I believe this should work. 
Nothing too exciting yet. Trying to steal enough neighboring counties that aren't under the protection of a duke so that I can form my own dukedom. Hopefully good old Charlie the Soon To Be Great won't appoint some other count over me as duke.
I believe once I get three duchies, which will be dicey, admittedly, I should be able to go independent and form my own kingdom in the chaos after Charlemagne' death. The chaos of the Succession Wars between all of the Karlings will provide my opening. As the Carolingian Empire falls, Orlais will rise.
Naturally, I'm already hurtling towards my own Gavelkind disaster. Lambert Valmont is a lustful, lustful Orlesian, but he and his Lombard wife are devoted to each other. This means they've had three kids in about five years.
Here's hoping Elective Succession doesn't screw me over. 
If Orlais rises too quickly, after a few decades of screwing around as an ultra-powerful Emperor, and making sure everything is nice and steady, I'll make a customized Colonel Killabee as a Viking Jarl to destroy the empire. 