Philipp von Hessen-Philippsthal was born 14 December 1655 in Kassel to Wilhelm VI. von Hessen-Kassel (1629-1663) and Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg (1623-1683) and died 18 June 1721 Aachen of unspecified causes. He married Katharine Amalie zu Solms-Laubach (1654-1736) 16 April 1680 in Kassel.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Karl I. von Hessen-Philippsthal (1682-1770) | 23 September 1682 Schmalkalden | 8 May 1770 Philippsthal | Karoline Christine von Sachsen-Eisenach (1699-1743) |
| Philipp von Hessen-Philippsthal (1686-1717) | |||
| Wilhelmine Hedwig von Hessen-Philippsthal (1681-1699) | |||
| Amalie von Hessen-Philippsthal (1684-1754) | |||
| Amöne von Hessen-Philippsthal (1685-1686) | |||
| Friederike Henriette von Hessen-Philippsthal (1688-1761) | |||
| Daughter von Hessen-Philippsthal (1690-?) | |||
| Wilhelm von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1692-1761) | 1 April 1692 Philippsthal, Hesse, Germany | 13 May 1761 Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands | Charlotte Wilhelmine von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1704-1766) |
| Sofie von Hessen-Philippsthal (1695-1728) | 6 April 1695 Philippsthal | 8 May 1728 Marburg | Peter August von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1696-1775) |