Exhibit 23.1


                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLC

                  We hereby consent to the  incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  1  on  Form  S-8  of  Firstar  Corporation  (the
"Registration   Statement"),   which  amends  the  registration  statement  (No.
333-81193)  on Form  S-4 of  Firstar  Corporation  (the  "Original  Registration
Statement"),  of our report  dated June 21, 1999  relating  to the  consolidated
financial  statements of Firstar Corporation and subsidiaries,  which appears as
Exhibit  99.9 to the  Original  Registration  Statement.  We also consent to the
reference to us under the caption  "Interests  of Named  Experts and Counsel" in
this Registration Statement.


                                             /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLC

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 7, 1999