Count Giulio di Vicenzo was the first husband of Tracy Bond. During their marriage, he managed to get a hold of a large portion of her money before eventually leaving her and; he subsequently perished while driving a Maserati in the company of one of his mistresses. During this marriage, Teresa had a child, who later passed away due to spinal meningitis.
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In the novel, Marc-Ange Draco tell Bond the story of Tracy's past:
- "She went off, without telling me, and married, perhaps with the idea of settling down. But the man, a worthless Italian called Vicenzo, Count Giulio di Vicenzo, took as much of her money as he could lay his hands on and deserted her, leaving her with a girl child. I purchased a divorce and bought a small château for my daughter in the Dordogne and installed her there, and for once, with the baby and a pretty garden to look after, she seemed almost at peace. And then, my friend, six months ago, the baby died - died of that most terrible of all children's ailments, spinal meningitis."
- ― Marc-Ange Draco
A shorter version of this same scene happens in the film adaptation:
- "Without telling me, she married. An Italian count who killed himself in a Maserati with one of his mistresses."
- ― Marc-Ange Draco