The royal household of the early kings of the Franks is the subject of considerable discussion and remains controversial.
Every king of the Franks from Clovis I to Charles the Bald had a large cadre of advisors and bureaucrats that helped implement their regime.
This is not intended to be a complete list of those supporting the kings but to serve as a guide for further study.
A general discussion of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties can be found in the associated main articles.
After the ascendance of the mayors of the palace to the heads of government, future kings understandingly did not place so much power in their underlings, but still relied on senior councillors (or counselors), mostly from the clergy.
The royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration (in French, sénéchal).
It is not clear what the duties of this position were, nor have any grafio been recorded other than in the charter of 28 February 693 of Clovis III.
Officers of the palace who made the report of the royal letters in the chancelleries in order to decide whether they should be signed and distributed.
A final category of members of the court are the Missi Domininici (the palace inspectors), who travelled to the far reaches of the kingdom to promulgate royal doctrine.