Yeah, George the Second is as dumb as a freakin' doorknob - but ya gotta realize it wasn't a beauty contest, it's just nepotism at it's very best -
Or very worst, as the case may be
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.