How Accurate Is CK3's Carolingian Empire?

In 867, CK3 shows four kingdoms where Charlemagne's empire used to be. But their Carolingian rulers still belonged to one family and arguably one imperial order. So how accurately does Crusader Kings 3 capture this wonderfully messy arrangement? Become a Channel Member:    / @oneproudbavarian   Follow me on Twitter: https://www.x.com/ProudBavaria Some sources used for this video: Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes and Simon MacLean, The Carolingian World (2011) Mayke de Jong, "The Empire That Was Always Decaying" (2015) Clemens Gantner and Walter Pohl, After Charlemagne (2020) Eric J. Goldberg, Struggle for Empire (2006) Roman Deutinger, Königsherrschaft im ostfränkischen Reich: Eine pragmatische Verfassungsgeschichte der späten Karolingerzeit (2006) Karl Heidecker, The Divorce of Lothar II (2010) Christoph Mauntel, "Beyond Rome" (2018) Chris Wickham, "Consensus and Assemblies in the Romano-Germanic Kingdoms" (2017) Please note that I am only citing the sources most relevant to the video. 00:00 Intro 00:44 Chapter 1: The Past of The Empire 06:09 Chapter 2: West & East Francia in 867 08:21 Chapter 3: Lotharingia & Italy in 867 11:10 Chapter 4: How CK3 Does Compared To Reality.