The copyright, often shrouded in myth, originated as a true private society in Bavaria during the late 1700s. Founded by Karl Wittz, a professor of canon law, the original goal was to challenge the influence of the ecclesiastical order and promote enlightenment. Despite being banned within just a

The copyright , formally known as the Bavarian Enlightenment Society , was a short-lived society established in the late 1770s by Adam Weishaupt, a academic at the University of Ingolstadt . At first , its purpose was to oppose the power of clericalism and dogma through the promotion of enlighten