No, his father was Vasili III
Ivan III is the son of Ivan the VI. ((go to Wikipedia.com for more information))
Grandfather actually.Ivan III (Ivan the Great) did have a son named Ivan but he was called Ivan the Young and did not rule. Ivan the Great was succeeded by his eldest son Vasili III who was then succeeded by his son Ivan IV (the Terrible).
Ivan IV, the Terrible, was the grandson of Ivan III, the Great.
Before Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, Russia was ruled by the Grand Duchy of Moscow under the leadership of the Grand Dukes. Ivan III, Ivan IV's grandfather, significantly expanded the territory and power of Moscow, consolidating various Russian principalities. Following Ivan III, his son, Vasily III, continued to strengthen the state until Ivan IV ascended to the throne in 1547, becoming the first official Tsar of Russia.
Probably from 1480, when Ivan III (Ivan the Great) threw off Mongol rule and made Russia independent: he had imperial ideas, and his son was Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) who greatly enlarged it.
Ivan IV, the terrible, of Russia ^Wrong. It was Ivan III.
Ivan the Terrible, son of Basil III.
They were the heirs of the throne at the age of 14
Ivan the Great (Ivan III) then Ivan the terrible (Ivan IV) Ivan the Great came first
His Son George IV.
Both Ivan the 3rd and Ivan the 5th began the expansion and consolidation on Russia by making a strong army. This was in modern English.
The cast of Ivan Groznyy III - 1988 includes: Nikolai Cherkasov as Czar Ivan IV Mikhail Romm as Virgin Queen Elizabeth Oleg Zhakov as German knight Heinrich Staden