Has been a long time since I studied this, but my recollection is that the landed aristocracy did capture most of the profits.
Interesting counterexample: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crichton-Stuart%2C_2nd_Marquess_of_Bute … Not sure how many aristocrats did likewise
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