During the eighteenth century, six thousand and five hundred noble families derived from the bourgeoisie. Soon after, they all became frustrated by France’s monarchy. They were growing accustomed to earning money and social status; they were accustomed to their privileges.

Unfortunately, an agricultural downfall from 1787 to 1788 led France into a depression. Government finances collapsed and food shortages spread throughout the cities. This initiated the French Revolution and called for a new order. On May 5, 1789, the Estates-General brought all three estates together at Versailles. During a discussion on whether the estates would vote as a group or individually, the third estate, the commoners, declared themselves the National Assembly. As a result of later conflict, their title changed from Estates-General to National Assembly. On August 4, 1789, the National Assembly voted to equalize all estates. On August 26, 1789, they established the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Male Citizen.