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Their goals were noble enough, to oppose injustice, superstition, tyranny and so on.

As the term means, the members of the organisation were learned people, or at least they thought they were learned.

Literally, “the enlightened” in Latin, the organisation that is most often referred to as the Illuminati, historically speaking, is the one that was created on May 1, 1776. But it was indeed a very real organisation, or more accurately very real organisations. Among other things, many believe they secretly control the world. In the real-world the Illuminati is often connected to wild conspiracy theories. Weishaupt fled Bavaria shortly after.Here is everything you need to know about Illuminati Soon, the society grew across Europe, particularly after a prominent German diplomat became involved and began recruiting from the Freemasons, an organization from which Weishaupt drew significant inspiration.Īfter a few years, such a large society became known to governments, and the radical views of Weishaupt led to his removal from the University of Ingolstadt and the banning of all illegal societies in 1784 the Illuminati was subsequently declared a branch of the illegal Freemasonry organization and banned in 1785. Their exact goal remains unclear – some state the Illuminati was directly made to combat religion and foster Weishaupt’s rationalist views in its place, while others state it was to simply promote equality and freedom of thought in society. So, on May 1, 1776, Weishaupt formed a secret society with four other members, aiming to create a progressive collection of freethinkers that would “enlighten” them from prejudices and release them from the perceived chains of religion.