on 3 june 1814, rothenbuch became the seat of a royal bavarian court. in 1879, the court was dissolved and rothenbuch was incorporated into the "bezirksamt" and later district ("landkreis") of lohr. in 1972, this district was abolished and rothenbuch was grouped into the current aschaffenburg district. from 1977 to 1993, rothenbuch formed a "verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (municipal association) with waldaschaff and weibersbrunn. on 1 january 1994, rothenbuch regained its municipal autonomy.