A proclamation of Napoleon in 1805, declaring the deposition of the Bourbons from the throne of Naples.
Schönbrunn, Treaty of.
A treaty between France and Prussia, signed in December 1805, by which Napoleon succeeded in detaching Prussia from the coalition. Prussia entered into an offensive and defensive alliance with France, and surrendered Anspach and Neuchâtel, receiving Hanover in exchange.
Scots Plot.
See Queensberry Plot.
Scottish Solomon.
A sobriquet of James I of England and VI of Scotland.
Scrutin d’Arrondissement.
A system of election by which every Department is divided into wards, or divisions, each returning one member to the Chamber of Deputies. It is the system at present in force in France.