Illuminati

Summary

Illuminati is a secret society^[1]. Illuminati has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Illuminati is in the country of Electorate of Bavaria^[3].
• Illuminati's instance of is recorded as secret society^[4].
• Illuminati's founder is recorded as Adam Weishaupt^[5].
• Illuminati's Commons category is recorded as Illuminati^[6].
• May 1, 1776 marks the founding of Illuminati^[7].
• Illuminati was dissolved in March 1785^[8].
• Illuminati's cause of destruction is recorded as intragroup conflict^[9].
• Illuminati's cause of destruction is recorded as Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria^[10].
• Illuminati's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illuminati^[11].
• Illuminati's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• Illuminati's subject named as is recorded as Illuminaten^[13].
• Illuminati's different from is recorded as Illuminati^[14].
• Illuminati's Wikimedia Incubator URL is recorded as https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/syl/ꠁꠟꠥꠝꠤꠘꠣꠔꠤ^[15].

Body

Founding

Illuminati's founder is recorded as Adam Weishaupt^[5]. May 1, 1776 marks the founding of Illuminati^[7].

Dissolution

Illuminati was dissolved in March 1785^[8].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Illuminati include Illuminati^[16], a conspiracy theory^[17] and The Illuminatus! Trilogy^[18], a literary trilogy^[19], founded in 1969^[20], written by Robert Shea^[21].

Why It Matters

Illuminati has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Illuminati is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for Illuminati include Illuminati^[16], a conspiracy theory^[17] and The Illuminatus! Trilogy^[18], a literary trilogy^[19], founded in 1969^[20], written by Robert Shea^[21].