Illuminati
Enlightenment-era secret society founded on 1st May 1776
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Summary
Illuminati is a secret society[1]. Illuminati ranks in the top 2% of secret society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73,219 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Electorate of Bavaria[3]
- Founder: Adam Weishaupt[4], Leopold Engel[5]
- Commons category: Illuminati[6]
- Inception: May 1, 1776[7]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: March 1785[8]
- Cause of destruction: Rosicrucianism[9], intragroup conflict[10], Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Illuminati[12]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
- Subject named as: Illuminaten[14]
- Different from: Illuminati[15]
- Wikimedia Incubator URL: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/syl/ꠁꠟꠥꠝꠤꠘꠣꠔꠤ[16]
- P14536: 368593[17]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Illuminati include The Illuminatus! Trilogy[18], a literary trilogy[19], founded in 1969[20], written by Robert Shea[21] and Illuminati[22], a conspiracy theory[23].
Why It Matters
Illuminati has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Illuminati is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for Illuminati include The Illuminatus! Trilogy[18], a literary trilogy[19], founded in 1969[20], written by Robert Shea[21] and Illuminati[22], a conspiracy theory[23].