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, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow and the first Tsar of Russia. He was born in 1530 to Grand Prince Vasili III and Elena Glinskaya. Ivan IV's family line includes his son, Dmitry Ivanovich, who died under mysterious circumstances; his other son, Ivan Ivanovich, died after a violent altercation with his father. Ivan IV's dynasty ultimately ended with his death in 1584, leading to the Time of Troubles in Russia.
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.