光明兄弟會此時仿照共濟會組織結構進行改組,核心領導機構稱作阿瑞斯聖山Areopag,由懷斯豪普特和科尼格等社團領袖組成。此後,越來越多的共濟會員開始加入光明兄弟會,包括很多貴族,如黑森親王Karl von Hessen-Kassel,普魯士將軍Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Lüneburg,薩克森-魏瑪伯爵Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach。
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