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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) of KeyCorp, for the registration of 370,830
Common Shares and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
January 14, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
KeyCorp incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
February 22, 2001