[2] Alcsútdoboz was created in 1950 by the merger of the municipalities of Alcsút (German: Altschutt) and Vértesdoboz.

Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary had his country estate Alcsút Palace there.

It was destroyed during World War II, with only the portico remaining.

[citation needed] Archduke Joseph August of Austria, who was for a short period head of state of Hungary, was born in Alcsút.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was raised in Alcsútdoboz.