The society did not last long. In , the Bavarian government, under Elector Karl Theodor, issued an edict banning secret societies.
: Today, the "Illuminati" is often linked to the New World Order, with skeptics and theorists pointing to symbols like the "All-Seeing Eye" on the U.S. dollar bill as "evidence" of their control, even though the symbol has no historical link to Weishaupt's group. illiminate
Despite its brief existence, the Illuminati became a central fixture in conspiracy lore. The society did not last long