CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

                                   EXHIBIT 23



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Wilmington Trust Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 33-43675, 333-04042, 333-61096, 333-69479, 333-80009, 333-86748,
333-114597, 333-124246, 333-124248) on Forms S-8 and registration statements
(Nos. 333-69453 and 333-76332) on Forms S-3 of Wilmington Trust Corporation of
our reports dated February 22, 2006, with respect to the consolidated statements
of condition of Wilmington Trust Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31,
2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2005, management's assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2005, which reports are incorporated by reference in the December 31, 2005
annual report on Form 10-K of Wilmington Trust Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 6, 2006