 He was buried in the Koháry crypt in the St. Augustin church in Coburg.In Brussels on 4 February/4 May 1875, Philipp married Louise, princess of Belgium, his second cousin, daughter of Leopold II, king of the Belgians and granddaughter of Leopold I, king of the Belgians, brother of Philipp's grandfather Ferdinand.The marriage of Philip and Louise proved disastrous and she left her husband in 1896.