bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn twˈɛlv sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː æt stˈʌtɡɑːɹt, fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk tʃˈɑːɹlz wʌzðə sˈɛkənd sˈʌn ʌv ˈɛbɚhˌɑːɹd ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, dˈuːk ʌv wˌuːətˈɛmbɜːɡ ænd ˈænə kˌæθɑːɹɹˈiːnə vˈɑːn sˈælmkɚbˈɜːɡ.
Born on 12 September 1652 at Stuttgart, Frederick Charles was the second son of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg and Anna Catharina von Salm-Kyrburg.