Freiherr von Schorlemer was born in
Horstmar. After he graduated from the Gymnasium Dionysianum in
Rheine in 1874, he studied law in
Würzburg and Göttingen. In 1878 he achieved his doctorate and went into military service. In 1880 he married the wealthy
Mary Puricelli, who later inherited millions in assets. Together they bought a
vineyard in the
Mosel at
Lieser. There they built a castle,
Schloss Lieser. In 1886 Schorlemer gained administrative experience with the prosecuting authorities in
Bonn and Düsseldorf. From 1886 to 1888, he was a
Regierungsassessor in
Magdeburg. On 1 December 1888, at the
Kreistag Neuss, Schorlemer was unanimously elected as a member of the council. In Neuss he established his first solid relationships with social groups. Politically, he supported several projects, starting the 1889
Holiday Colonies. The
Cravatten-Tech School in Neuss was based upon his ideas. In 1893, he became
Schützenkönig. In addition, he had a circular house built in Neuss, which was inaugurated in 1894. His father,
Burghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-Alst, was a representative of the
Centre Party in the German
Reichstag. In 1890 and 1893, Schorlemer stood as an independent candidate, before being selected as candidate by the antisemitic
German Social Party. In 1893, he achieved 37.5% of the vote in Neuss. From April 1920, Schorlemer was
Kreisdeputierter in the district of
Bernkastel. He was married with Maria Puricelli (1855–1936), lived with his family at Castle Lieser and had five children: • Friedrich-Leo (1894–1915) • August (1885–1940) • Helene (1882–1938) ∞ Joseph von Fürstenberg (1868–1904), prussian leutnant ∞ Hugo Montgelas (1866–1916) • Maria (1888–1959) ∞ Karl von Kageneck (1871–1967), generalmajor • Elisabeth (1898–1979) ∞ Kurt von Oswald (1892–1971) Near to city
Quakenbrück in
Lower Saxony he owned
Gut Vehr. He died in 1922 at the Hedwig Hospital in Berlin. ==References==