In the ensuing fight, Ezio and his brother Federico managed to subdue the Pazzi and force the remaining instigators, led by Vieri de' Pazzi, to flee back across the bridge. In 1476, a young Ezio Auditore and his allies rallied on the Ponte Vecchio to brawl their rivals, the Pazzi. Due to this event, a long-lasting and successful relationship developed between the families of the Auditore and the Medici. Fortunately for the young boy, Lorenzo was rescued by a member of the Auditore family, who had dived into the river and pulled him out, saving his life, much to his mother's gratitude. Some time in 1455, a six-year old Lorenzo de' Medici fell into the Arno, and because he could not swim, he believed that his life was over as he drifted deeper into the river. I soon found myself drifting down, and into darkness, certain my life was at an end." ―Lorenzo de' Medici recalling a childhood accident, 1478. "When I was six years old I fell into the Arno.
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