Concerning

the

Order of the Illuminati.

Order of the Illuminati original: "Illuminaten-Orden". Founded in Bavaria in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, this secret society sought to promote Enlightenment ideals, such as secularism and reason, to counter the influence of the Church and monarchy. By 1799, the date on this title page, the group had been legally suppressed, but it remained a major subject of public fascination and conspiracy theories.