Who Are the Illuminati?

6. End of the Organization

At the organization's height, they had between 650 and 2,000 members. Members were paranoid, with spy-like protocols to protect their identities. This may have been intelligent, as the Prince-Elector of Bavaria banned secret societies. The Illuminati's own success may have caused this ban as they had members in key government bodies including the courts, which alarmed those in power. This ban, coupled with internal strife, saw the Illuminati dissolve soon afterward.