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It seems to me that in the various Jacobite schemes in which "Charles III" (as recognized by supporters of the cause) was the primary actor, he presented himself as a drunk, a coward, surly, and generally useless and incapable. How would the prospects of the Jacobite cause be improved were he, alternatively, gallant, publicly sober, and a competent commander and would-be ruler?

I generally don't expect the Jacobites able to win by the 1730s-40s period, but I'm sure this might help. Would he marry sooner? I suppose as a side-bar, for what reason did he not marry until he was 52?
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