Philipp married twice and had several children, and his first wife Anna brought some territories in Trier that were added to his realm.

At Philip's majority in 1438 he began ruling in collaboration with his mother, and provisions were made for her future.

He participated at the crowning of the successor, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, who elevated him, and made him a member of his council, and "Hauptmann" (leader) of the nobility in Luxembourg.

At the Council of Constance, Philipp supported King Sigismund against the policies of certain Popes, at the time of the Western Schism.

[1] They had: Secondly, he married in 1412 with Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont (c. 1395 – 1456), who bore: One daughter may have been from either marriage, probably with Anna: Also, he had at least three illegitimate children: