 He was made a Minister of State in 1621, and he was Secretary of State for Protestant Affairs from 1629 to 1681.He was also Provost and Master of Ceremonies of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit from 1643 to 1653.He was the father of Balthazar Phélypeaux (1638–1700) and grandfather of Louis Phélypeaux (1672–1725).