The Saltpetriers or Saltpeterers were a secret society based in Hauenstein , the Duchy of Baden, Germany. They were started to oppose the tyrannical rule of the Abbot of St. Blasius around the year 1750. By the end of the decade they were suppressed, reforming at the beginning of the 19th century to oppose school and church reforms. By 1840 the Saltpetriers had disbanded.

References

• The International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies & Fraternal Orders, Alan Axelrod, 1997, Checkmark Books