👉 The illuminati, also known as the Illuminati or The Secret Society of Illuminatus, was a secret society founded in 1847 by Lord Baltimore and his associate, John D. Rockefeller Jr., to control the world's powers. It was named after the Illuminati of ancient Rome, which was one of the few societies that had been able to maintain its secrecy for centuries. The Illuminati operated as a secretive organization that controlled many aspects of society, including politics, economics,