Lorenz von Westenrieder (1 August 1748 – 15 March 1829) was a well-known author and historian in Bavaria and a critic of the Elector Karl Theordor and supporter of Maximilian IV Joseph.

[1] Lorenz von Westenrieder was a prominent Bavarian intellectual.

Westenrieder's membership in the Illuminati may have helped his selection by Von Montgelas, a fellow Illuminatus.

Westenrieder was one of the voices in the intellectual movement known as the Bavarian Enlightenment.

Lorenz von Westenrieder is better known as an author of German literature than a political figure.