Adam Weishaupt founded the Illuminati of Bavaria on May 1, 1776 on the principles of his early training as a Jesuit. freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/illuminati.html
Adam Weishaupt was born on February 6, 1748 in Ingolstadt, a city in Bayern (Bavaria), Germany, which was then an independent kingdom. www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=41
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