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Robert of Burgate was a 13th-century landowner, nobleman, and household knight for John, King of England.

Origins Robert was born in about 1180, and was a minor knight who held two knighthood fiefs in Burgate, Suffolk. By 1205, the barony Honour of Eye was in the hands of the King John's half-brother William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury.

Career and family In 1208, Robert acquired the Honour of Eye (presumably as an administrator) through his service to the royal household. Robert was also known to have had acquired several manors and estates for his service to the crown; during his career, he acquired the great house of Wascheth in Oxfordshire and the manor of Daventry. Robert was appointed castellan of Dover Castle from 1211 to 1213, although William Talbot may have been the de facto castellan.

Around 1215, he became part of a diplomatic mission to Otto of Brunswick. In 1216, Robert and fellow knights Engelram de Furnet and Gilbert de Sanes were given custody of Framlingham Castle (a confiscated rebel castle). He was ordered to return to the king's side, leaving the other two knights to manage the castle (presumably because Robert was one of the king's closest men). At some point in King John's reign, Robert was custodian of the archbishop of York and of the castle and Honour of Knaresborough during Brian de Lisle's brief estrangement from the king.

Robert married Gallena Dammartin Brewern, widow of John Brewer and heir of William de Dammartin, and they had three sons. He died in 1220, at age 40.