Illiminate Info

The society did not last long. In , the Bavarian government, under Elector Karl Theodor, issued an edict banning secret societies.

The was founded on May 1, 1776, by Adam Weishaupt , a professor of law at the University of Ingolstadt. illiminate

Despite its brief existence, the Illuminati became a central fixture in conspiracy lore. The society did not last long