Ivan IV, the Terrible, was the grandson of Ivan III, the Great.
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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 the Great (Ivan III) then Ivan the terrible (Ivan IV) Ivan the Great came first
Ivan 'Grozny' was the first Russian ruler to take the title Czar (from Caesar). Ivan was only 3 years old when his father died in 1533. He was able to dictate the terms of his reinstatement and gain almost absolute power.
The official "first" Tsar was Ivan IV even though Ivan III referred to himself at times as Tsar. Ivan IV was the first person crowned as Tsar. The Tsar immediately before the Revolution was Tsar Nicholas II.
No, his father was Vasili III
Ivan III is the son of Ivan the VI. ((go to Wikipedia.com for more information))
Ivan IV, the terrible, of Russia ^Wrong. It was Ivan III.
They were the heirs of the throne at the age of 14
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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 the Great (Ivan III) then Ivan the terrible (Ivan IV) Ivan the Great came first
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
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.
Ivan III began the tradition of using the title Czar or Tsar, a form of the word Caesar, that the Roman and Byzantine emperors used. Although he called himself Czar, it was Ivan IV who had himself crowned as Czar as the title for the Russian rulers.